it... it's got to be that way. >> we're back at cowboys stadium here in arlington, texas. vic river here, along with eric vaughn, welcome you to the kirk herbstreit national kickoff classic. >> narrator: as the game between shiloh and trinity began, some were worried about the safety of shiloh's athletes. >> this is a huge team with trinity. pretty much in all phases of the game, they... they're bigger than shiloh. >> be smart out here, be smart. >> after some of these big hits-- and there will be big hits-- the coaches are going to have to make sure that they take care of their players. >> let's go, let's go. >> what i thought is, can we physically, you know, pound on these people until they give up? and if you look at history and you look at war, if you look, like, the whole civil war is all basically who could get the other guy to leave the field first. >> trinity's defense is excellent in pursuit, and they never give up. ooh, hit hard there. they're going to push you and smash you in the mouth. oh! >> let's go, let's go. >> defense! >> they would hit us and hit us and